Your Georgetown Hoyas have officially entered the offseason following a hard-fought run in the Big East Tournament. The campaign concluded last Friday night at Madison Square Garden with a 67-51 loss to second-seeded UConn in the semifinals, leaving the Hoyas with a 16-18 overall record. For fans who enjoy following the transfer portal market, the offseason fun will begin soon.
Many of the Georgetown faithful have said there are clear reasons for optimism as Ed Cooley completes his third year at the helm. The current roster showed flashes of promise throughout the 2025-26 schedule.
Major contributors like Malik Mack, KJ Lewis, and Julius Halaifonua may be establishing a solid foundation, but it’s hard to say what any team’s roster will look like next year. Losing a defensive anchor in Vince Iwuchukwu will sting, unless he miraculously gets an extra year of eligibility.
Hoyas fans have heard Ed Cooley express his commitment to returning Georgetown to the NCAA tournament, pointing out that the team competed hard during their time in New York. The rebuilding process takes time, but the program is not widely viewed as taking the requisite steps forward yet.
The season has ended for Georgetown, but Friday brings a slate of NCAA Tournament action featuring conference rivals.
Three BIG EAST teams take the court today, two of which seem to have rebuilt quicker than GU.
Rooting for them means keeping the BIG EAST relevant and earning a bit of tournament money, but what good will that be if Georgetown doesn’t learn something from their experience.
NEW YORK – Three BIG EAST teams heard their names called during the Selection Show for the 2026 NCAA Tournament on Sunday – St. John’s, UConn, and Villanova.
St. John’s – the back-to-back BIG EAST Tournament champions – is the No. 5 seed in the East region, and will face No. 12 seed Northern Iowa in San Diego, Calif. The two squads will square off at 7:10 p.m. ET on CBS. The Red Storm enters the NCAA Tournament with a 28-6 overall record, including an 18-2 mark in BIG EAST play, en route to their second straight regular season title. The Johnnies downed Providence, Seton Hall, and UConn to cut down the nets at Madison Square Garden this past Saturday night. Northern Iowa captured the Missouri Valley conference tournament title and has a 23-12 overall and 11-9 mark in MVC play this season.
UConn – the BIG EAST tournament runners-up – is the No. 2 seed in the East region and will take on Furman in Philadelphia. The game will tip off Friday at 10 p.m. on TBS. The Huskies have registered a 29-5 overall record and a 17-3 mark in BIG EAST action, with wins over seven teams in the field – BYU, Illinois, Kansas, Florida, Texas, Villanova, and St. John’s. They will take on the Southern Conference champion Palladins, who finished with a 22-12 overall record and a 10-8 mark in league play.
Villanova makes its return to the NCAA Tournament field for the first time since the 2021-22 season, as the No. 8 seed in the West region in San Diego. The game will air on Friday at 4:10 p.m. on TNT. Head coach Kevin Willard – in his first season at the helm of the Wildcats – has engineered a 24-8 overall mark, including a 15-5 BIG EAST record. Nova will face Mountain West regular season and tournament champ Utah State (28-6, 15-5 MW).